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196913 minPGdocumentary

6.4/ 10(17 ratings)• TMDB

Cold War Geopolitics

Czechoslovakia 1968

196913 minPGdocumentary

6.4/ 10(17 ratings)• TMDB

A concise look at Czechoslovakia's tumultuous history through archival footage.

Cold War Geopolitics

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Robert M. Fresco

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A concise look at Czechoslovakia's tumultuous history through archival footage.

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Denis Sandersdirector

Robert M. Frescodirector

Leonid Brezhnev

Leonid Brezhnevcast

Neville Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlaincast

Alexander Dubček

Alexander Dubčekcast

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Short documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.

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